Culture
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Why Beethoven wasn’t the original punk rocker of classical music
But there is another curious classical music trope in circulation, one that is actually hard to avoid: Beethoven was a…
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Trojan War retold as a sprightly, well-paced bit of epic theatre
The Trojan Women, one of his greatest plays, shows this spectacularly: not only is it a staggering lamentation for the…
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Sleep stories by First Nations storytellers to help you get snoozy
That’s the pitch for Dreamy, a new podcast bringing together five sleep stories voiced and written by Indigenous creatives, with…
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Why translators should be named on book covers
This lack of transparency is misguided and unfair. Jennifer Croft The Guardian Translators are like ninjas … Why translators should…
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Fruits of the loom: why Greek myths are relevant for all time
Among my most treasured books as a child was a volume of Greek myths. Charlotte Higgins The Guardian My eldest…
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Wisconsin mosques prepare to welcome Afghan refugees into community
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – After two decades, the war in Afghanistan ended Monday as the final U-S flight left the…
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‘They deserve a place in history’: music teacher makes map of female composers
Two siblings, both considered child prodigies, dazzled audiences across Europe together in the 18th century, leaving a trail of positive…
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Could sending humans to sleep for a year help solve the climate crisis?
What lengths would you go to in order to save the planet from climate crisis? Sarah Peters The Conversation Stop…
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Racism and the lesson that is never learnt
We’re all so educated. We’re over-educated. Perhaps we’re over education. Greg Baum The Sydney Morning Herald Listen to Taylor Walker in…
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America is more diverse and more multiracial than ever
“Our analysis of the 2020 Census results show that the US population is much more multiracial, and more racially and…
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Prisoners of Time by Christopher Clark review – bravura examination of political power
An acclaimed historian teases out the truth to exhilarating effect Andrew Antony The Guardian he Australian historian and Regius professor…
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A Hindu married a Muslim for love. Her parents called the police
A Sikh by birth, Bali converted to Islam to marry a Muslim man, Shahid Nazir Bhat. Sameer Yasir, Emily Schmall…
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Companies can ban headscarves at work, top EU court rules
Private companies can prohibit employees from wearing headscarves at work, the EU’s top court ruled on Thursday. Liv Klingert Politico…
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Miles Franklin Literary Award 2021 shortlist announced
Australian-Indian author Aravind Adiga, who won the Booker in 2008 with his debut The White Tiger, is one of six…
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Guide to the Classics: Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, a tragicomedy for our times
Vivian Mercier, the critic for the Irish Times, dubbed it “a play in which nothing happens, twice.” Mark Byron The…
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Belvoir’s The Cherry Orchard is a laugh-out-loud tragedy for uncertain times
But the conditions for those future events were already all around him. Huw Griffiths The Conversation Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation…
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